“I’ve been visiting the Strip for 50 years and appreciate the history and legacy of the businesses there. The traffic lights need an upgrade with better pedestrian signals, but it would be terrible to restrict Penn Ave to one lane”

“No more bike lines, especially in the strip district”

“Please do no ruin the strip!!!!!”

“Terrible idea. This needs to be scrapped.”

“This is a terrible and unjust idea. Scrap it.”

“I work downtown and I am a frequent Strip shopper. I oppose this plan. Bike lanes are incredibly underutilized in Pittsburgh due in part to the demographics (elderly, out of shape) and the weather (pretty bad almost always). While it would be nice to pretend that Pittsburgh is a groovy city that embraces bike lanes, and that folks will all of a sudden use them, we know that’s not true, eyeballing how little the existing lanes are used, and the Strip certainly is simply not conducive to bike traffic, given that people are shopping and carting off big bags of purchases. Yes, traffic is tight but making a single lane will exacerbate the problem. Please reconsider.”

“If it's not broken don't fix it!! Leave the Strip alone!!”

“I've been coming to the Strip since I was 6 years old, food shopping on Saturday morning with my dad. Now I am proud to work in the strip. The proposed change would kill off a lot of businesses that are already seeing change due to gentrification. This change would add way too much traffic to the area and its just not needed. Commuters to the office buildings in the Strip deal with enough traffic just to get here we don't want to sit in traffic just to get out of the Strip.”

“This change is terrible for the businesses, motorists, first responders, fire equipment,
all for a bike lane. Really?”

“Safety should remain paramount, I.m concerned of the access for emergency vehicles.”

“I live 20 minutes away and work 5 minutes love visiting it. I grew up going the strip district and I’d hate to see it hurt.”

“This will make the strip more dangerous for pedestrians. The way traffic is configured currently is perfect. If it ain't broke, don't "try" to fix it.”

“Would it not make more SENSE to reroute the bikers!!!!!!”

“The Strip is already bad for traffic. This will make it impossible and will likely result in us not coming to the Strip often which would be heartbreaking since it's one of our favorite places nearby to shop.. Our city doesn't have enough bike commuters year round for this to make sense. The number of cars to bikes is extremely disproportionate.”

“We love the strip district. We are from central Pa and visit 6 to 10 times a year. Isn't there already a bike lane on Smallman Street that was just finished? Please save the strip!!!!!!”

“No disrespect but this is an absolute idiotic idea. It's already hard enough making your way through the strip in order to shop now you want to relegate it to one lane only? Please don't do this.”

“We visit the strip every weekend. Parking is so minimal. People cannot even a day at the Strip district anymore. Another reason to move out of the city!”

“We don’t need more bike lanes! They’re rarely used and seem to create more problems than they solve. In fact, I believe they worsen safety by obstructing emergency vehicles. What we really need is properly marked parking spaces to make better use of the available spots. I’ve been coming to the Strip for over 50 years, and it’s disheartening to see the gentrification that's eroding the history and culture that made the Strip so special.”

“It is a dreadful idea to increase congestion just to accommodate a dedicated bike lane. Bike lines should be on the sidewalk like in European cities i.e. Berlin, Germany – not on the street.”

“Democrats destroy everything they touch. Democrats want everyone to be as miserable as they are. Leave the Strip alone you already —- it up enough. We don't need a —- bike lane. —- the bikes.”

“It’s hard enough maneuvering through the strip district with two lanes and now you want to eliminate that and take it to one. That is the worst thing this city can do. This will severely impact merchants in the area. Bike lanes are stupid in my opinion.”

“I live 5mins from the Strip and frequent there for groceries and more. Condensing those blocks down to single lanes, in the name of safety, feels like a cop-out. If anything, bottlenecking such a popular and important part of town is boneheaded.”

“The strip district flourishes with residents, private businesses and large businesses, and visitors that travel from out of town to visit. Mayor’s Plan to Restrict Penn Ave to a Single Lane Road will Stifle Access, Impede Emergency Vehicles, Hinder Residents, and Devastate Local Business.”

“Do not change Penn Avenue. You're building businesses in the Strip, like the Terminal, to attract people downtown but parking is horrible and traffic is horrible. If you eliminate a driving lane on Penn Avenue it will only become much worse. I enjoy visiting the Strip year-round and take family and friends there, but changing Penn Avenue will make me reconsider visiting there in the future.”

“The local government, businesses, and residents should have the final say in changes made to their neighborhood. The city works for us, not the other way around.

Please listen to the concerns of the community and the letters of opposition.”